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First was used from mid-1960 to the end of 1961, and have a shallow post hole as viewed from the side. Fingerboard Woods Fingerboards, bridges and other small parts made from rosewood are all the Brazilian variety till 1966. Lower caballeros used black rigid cardboard cases. When both numbers are present on a higher grade model, remember that the F O N was assigned at the beginning of the production run, while the serial number was recorded later before shipping. Bozeman instruments began using 001-299 designations and, in 1990, Nashville instruments began using 300-999 dating gibson guitars. Below are many manufacturer source codes which are the first 2,3, dating gibson guitars 4 digits of the source-date code. The first set of codes shows the type of magnet, size and quality of the speaker. Or it might be an eight-digit serial zip that indicates it was built on the 700th day of the year. Post-war Gison electric archtops with cutaways from the 1950's are considered to be excellent and collectible.
Unfortunately not all instruments were numbered and not all followed the number pattern so all dates are approximate. It's best when trying to evalute a collectible to contact Gibson for further information that is not as easily available. Production Year Serial 's Production Year Serial 's 1902-1903 100 - 1150 1926 83600 1904 1151 - 1850 1927 83601 - 85400 1905 1851 - 2550 1928 85401 - 87300 1906 2551 - 3350 1929 87301 - 89750 1907 3351 - 4250 1930 89751 - 90200 1908 4251 - 5450 1931 90201 - 90450 1909 5451 - 6950 1932 90451 - 90700 1910 6951 - 8750 1933 90701 - 91400 1911 8751 - 10850 1934 91401 - 92300 1912 10851 - 13350 1935 92301 - 92800 1913 13351 - 16100 1936 92801 - 94100 1914 16101 - 20150 1937 94101 - 95200 1915 20151 - 25150 1938 95201 - 95750 1916 25151 - 32000 1939 95751 - 96050 1917 32001 - 39500 1940 96051 - 96600 1918 39501 - 47900 1941 96601 - 97400 1919 47901 - 53800 1942 97401 - 97700 1920 53801 - 62200 1943 97701 - 97850 1921 62201 - 69300 1944 97851 - 98250 1922 69301 - 71400 1945 98251 - 98650 1923 71401 - 74900 1946 98651 - 99300 1924 74901 - 80300 1947 99301 - 99999 1925 80301 - 82700 1947 - 1961 Acoustics and Semi Hollow in 1947 Gibson changed the serial number pattern and in 1954 went from white labels to orange labels. Since all the instruments using this serial number pattern were acoustic or semi-hollow the labels were located inside the instrument body. Production Year Serial s Production Year Serial s 1947 A100 - A1305 1955 A18665 - A21910 1948 A1306 - A2665 1956 A21911 - A24755 1949 A2666 - A4410 1957 A24756 - A26820 1950 A4411 - A6595 1958 A26821 - A28880 1951 A6596 - A9420 1959 A28881 - A32285 1952 A9421 - A12460 1960 A32286 - A35645 1953 A12461 - A17435 1961 A35646 - A36150 1954 A17436 - A18665 1953 - 1961 Solid Body Electrics Gibson introduced a new pattern when they began producing solid body guitars. An ink stamp on the back of the headstock which included either 5 or 6 digits. The first digit is the year and the other numbers are production numbers. This system is fairly reliable for guitars made from 1953 to 1961. This new system had the numbers pressed into the wood. The system was used from 1961 to 1969 and had many problems that resulted in duplicated batch numbers so the numbers from those years are approximate and exact dates are hard to come by. If the instrument has original electronics some dating can be verified by pot numbers. Production Year Serial Range Production Year Serial Range 1961 100-42440 1965 320700-321100 1962 42441-61180 1965 322000-326600 1963 61450-64220 1965 328000-328500 1964 64240-70500 1965 328700-329179 1962 71180-96600 1965, 1967 329180-330199 1963 96601-99999 1965, 1967, 1968 330200-332240 1967 000001-008010 1965 332241-347090 1967 010000-042900 1965 348000-348092 1967 044000-044100 1966 348093-349100 1967 050000-054400 1965 349121-368638 1967 055000-063999 1966 368640-369890 1967 064000-066010 1967 370000-370999 1967 067000-070910 1966 380000-385309 1967 090000-099999 1967 390000-390998 1963, 1967 100000-106099 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968 400001-400999 1963 106100-108900 1966 401000-407985 1963, 1967 109000-109999 1966 408000-408690 1963 110000-111549 1966 408800-409250 1963, 1967 111550-115799 1966 420000-426090 1963 115800-118299 1966 427000-429180 1963, 1967 118300-120999 1966 430005-438530 1963 121000-139999 1966 438800-438925 1963, 1967 140000-140100 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969 500000-500999 1963 140101-144304 1965 501010-501600 1964 144305-144380 1968 501601-501702 1963 144381-145000 1965, 1968 501703-502706 1963 147009-149864 1968 503010-503110 1964 149865-149891 1965, 1968 503405-520955 1963 149892-152989 1968 520956-530056 1964 152990-174222 1966, 1968, 1969 530061-530850 1964, 1965 174223-176643 1968, 1969 530851-530993 1964 176644-199999 1969 530994-539999 1964 200000-250335 1966, 1969 540000-540795 1965 250336-291000 1969 540796-545009 1965 301755-302100 1966 550000-556910 1965 302754-305983 1969 558012-567400 1965, 1967 306000-306100 1966 570099-570755 1965, 1967 307000-307985 1969 580000-580999 1965, 1967 309848-310999 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969 600000-600999 1965 311000-320149 1969 601000-601090 1967 320150-320699 1969 605901-606090 1966, 1967 700000-700799 1967 893401-895038 1968, 1969 750000-750999 1968 895039-896999 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969 800000-800999 1967 897000-898999 1966, 1969 801000-812838 1968 899000-899999 1969 812900-814999 1968 900000-902250 1969 817000-819999 1968 903000-920899 1966, 1969 820000-820087 1968 940000-941009 1966 820088-823830 1968 942001-943000 1969 824000-824999 1968 945000-945450 1966, 1969 828002-847488 1968 947415-956000 1966 847499-858999 1968 959000-960909 1967 859001-880089 1968 970000-972864 1970 - 1975 All Instruments Once again the system was modified in 1970 to a six digit number pressed into the back of the headstock. Unfortunately, the numbers were in no particular order. Some numbers also had a prefix. There also were some bolt on models with a date ink stamped on the heel. Gibson's F O N System In the early years Gibson also used Factory Order Numbers F O N to track batches of instruments being produced at the time. For information on FON numbers a copy of The Blue Book of Electric Guitars by Zachary R. Fjestad should be obtained. For the most accurate identification contact. Additional Guitar Serial Dating Pages:.
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